(1)   Heterogeneous catalysis, industrial catalysis, organic/inorganic catalytic materials and in situ characterization.

(2)  Design and Synthesis of Porous Organic Polymer self-supported catalysts and their applications in heterogeneous catalysis, especially in hydroformylation and CO₂ utilization reactions.

Sep. 2012-Jan. 2017   Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP)   Industrial Catalysis    Ph. D

l  Supervisor: Prof. Yunjie Ding.

Sep. 2008-Jun. 2012   China University of Petroleum (East China)    Applied Chemistry     B. S.

   

2023/08-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Research Center for Syngas Conversion and Fine Chemical Catalysis Group, Professor

2018/01-2023/08: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Research Center for Syngas Conversion and Fine Chemical Catalysis Group, Associate Professor

2017/04-2018/01: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Research Center for Syngas Conversion and Fine Chemical Catalysis Group, Assistant Professor

40 of papers, including 15 of 1st author and contributed equally 1st author papers. (H-INDEX: 19)

[1]   Guangjun Ji,  Cunyao Li, Pan Gao, Miao Jiang，Lei Ma，Guoqing Wang，Guangjin Hou, Li Yan, Yunjie Ding. Tuning the framework flexibility and equilibrium of ea/ee-HRh(CO)₂P₂ active species in single-atom Rh/P&N-POPs catalysts for hydroformylation reactions. Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 470, 144334 (contributed equally)

[2] Guangjun Ji, Cunyao Li, Xiangsong Lin, Li Yan, Yunjie Ding. Fabrication of Microenvironment and Active Structure of Single-Rh-Site Catalysts for Efficient Hydroformylation of Olefins. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2022, 2022, 10, 47, 15467-15479. (Back Cover Paper, contributed equally)

[3] Guangjun Ji, Cunyao Li, Dong Xiao, Guoqing Wang, Zhao Sun, Miao Jiang, Li Yan, Guangjin Hou, Yunjie Ding, The effect of the position of cross-linkers on the structure and microenvironment of PPh₃ moiety in porous organic polymers, J. Mater. Chem. A., 2021, 9: 9165-9174. (contributed equally)

[4] Wenlong Wang, Cunyao Li, Heng Zhang, Jiangwei Zhang, Lanlu Lu, Zheng Jiang, Lifeng Cui, Hongguang Liu*, Li Yan* and Yunjie Ding*. Enhancing activity, selectivity and recyclability of Rh/PPh3 system-catalyzed hydroformylation reactions by developing PPh3-derived quasi-porous organic cage as ligand. Chinese J. Catal., 2021, 42: 1216–1226. (contributed equally)

[5] Guangjun Ji, Cunyao Li, Guoqing Wang, Lei Ma, Miao Jiang, Li Yan, Yunjie Ding. Precisely design PPh3-based polymer by hybrid coupling of monomers for high efficient hydroformylation. Microp. Mesop. Mater., 2021, 111508. (contributed equally)

[6] Wen-Hao Li, Cun-Yao Li, Huan-Yan Xiong, Yang Liu, Wen-Yong Huang, Guang-Jun Ji, Zheng Jiang, Hai-Tao Tang, Ying-Ming Pan and Yun-Jie Ding. Constructing Mononuclear Palladium Catalysts by Precoordination/Solvothermal Polymerization: Recyclable Catalyst for Regioselective Oxidative Heck Reactions. Angew. Chem., 2019, 131: 2470-2475.

[7] Cunyao Li, Li Yan*, Lanlu Lu, Kai Xiong, Wenlong Wang, Miao Jiang, Jia Liu, Xiangen Song, Zhuangping Zhan, Zheng Jiang and Yunjie Ding*. Single atom dispersed Rh-Biphephos&PPh₃@porous organic copolymers：Highly efficient catalysts for continuous fixed-bed hydroformylation of propene. Green Chem., 2016, 18: 2995-3005 (Cover Paper).

[8] Cunyao Li, Keju Sun, Wenlong Wang, Li Yan*, Xueping Sun, Yuqing Wang, Kai Xiong, Zhuangping Zhan, Zheng Jiang, Yunjie Ding*. Xantphos doped Rh/POPs-PPh₃ catalyst for highly selective long-chain olefins hydroformylation: Chemical and DFT insights into Rh location and the roles of Xantphos and PPh₃. J. Catal., 2017, 353: 123-132.

[9] Cunyao Li, Wenlong Wang, Li Yan*, Yuqing Wang, Miao Jiang and Yunjie Ding*. Phosphonium Salt & ZnX₂-PPh₃ Integrated Hierarchical POPs: Tailorable Synthesis and Highly Efficient Cooperative Catalysis in CO₂ Utilization. J. Mater. Chem. A., 2016, 4: 16017-16027.

[10] Cunyao Li, Kai Xiong, Li Yan*, Miao Jiang, Xiangen Song, Tao Wang, Xingkun Chen, Zhuangping Zhan and Yunjie Ding*. Designing highly efficient Rh/CPOL-bp&PPh₃ heterogenous catalysts for hydroformylation of internal and terminal olefins. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2016, 6: 2143-2149.

[11] Cunyao Li, Wenlong Wang, Li Yan and Yunjie Ding. A mini review on strategies for heterogenization of rhodium-based hydroformylation catalysts. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2018, 12: 113-123.

[12] Cunyao Li, Li Yan, Wenlong Wang, Yuqing Wang, Miao Jiang and Yunjie Ding. Design and Synthesis of N,P-ligands based POPs (Porous Organic Polymers) and Their Applications in Heterougeneous Catalysis. POLYMER BULLETIN, 2018, 6: 32-50.

[13] Wenlong Wang, Cunyao Li, Li Yan*, Yuqing Wang, Miao Jiang and Yunjie Ding*. Ionic Liquid/Zn-PPh₃ Integrated Porous Organic Polymers Featuring Multifunctional Sites: Highly Active Heterogeneous Catalyst for Cooperative Conversion of CO₂ to Cyclic Carbonates. ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 6091-6100. (contributed equally)

[14] Wen-Hao Li, Cun-Yao Li, Yan Li, Hai-Tao Tang, Heng-Shan Wang, Ying-Ming Pan and Yun-Jie Ding. Palladium-metalated porous organic polymers as recyclable catalysts for chemoselective decarbonylation of aldehydes. Chem. Commun., 2018, 54: 8446-8449. (Front Cover Paper, contributed equally))

[15] Yun-Bing Zhou, Cun-Yao Li, Min Lin, Yun-Jie Ding* and Zhuang-Ping Zhan*. A Polymer-Bound Monodentate-P-Ligated Palladium Complex as a Recyclable Catalyst for the Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Reaction of Aryl Chlorides. Adv. Synth. Catal., 2015, 357: 2503-2508. (contributed equally)

[16] Jinlei Li, Cunyao Li, Siquan Feng, Ziang Zhao, Hejun Zhu and Yunjie Ding. Atomically Dispersed Zn-Nx Sites in N-Doped Carbon for Reductive N-formylation of Nitroarenes with Formic Acid. ChemCatChem, 2020, 12: 1546-1550.

[17] Wenlong Wang, Cunyao Li, Jutao Jin, Li Yan and Yunjie Ding. Mg-porphyrin complex doped divinylbenzene based porous organic polymers (POPs) as highly efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the conversion of CO₂ to cyclic carbonates. Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 13135-13141.

[18] Zong-Cang Ding, Cun-Yao Li, Jun-Jia Chen, Jia-Hao Zeng, Hai-Tao Tang, Yun-Jie Ding* and Zhuang-Ping Zhan*. Palladium/Phosphorus-Doped Porous Organic Polymer as Recyclable Chemoselective and Efficient Hydrogenation Catalyst under Ambient Conditions. Adv. Synth. Catal., 2017, 359(13): 2280-2287.

[19] Wenlong Wang, Yuqing Wang, Cunyao Li, Li Yan*, Miao Jiang and Yunjie Ding*. State-of-the-Art Multifunctional Heterogeneous POP Catalyst for Cooperative Transformation of CO₂ to Cyclic Carbonates. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2017, 5: 4523-4528.

[20] Ren-Hao Li, Zong-Cang Ding, Cun-Yao Li, Jun-Jia Chen, Yun-Bing Zhou, Xiao-Ming An, Yun-Jie Ding* and Zhuang-Ping Zhan*. Thiophene-Alkyne-Based CMPs as Highly Selective Regulators for Oxidative Heck Reaction. Org. Lett., 2017, 19(17): 4432-4435.

[21] Yuqing Wang, Li Yan*, Cunyao Li, Miao Jiang, Wenlong Wang, Yunjie Ding*. Highly efficient porous organic copolymer supported Rh catalysts for heterogeneous hydroformylation of butenes. Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 2018, 551: 98-105.

[22] Yuqing Wang, Li Yan*, Cunyao Li, Miao Jiang, Ziang Zhao, Guangjin Hou, Yunjie Ding. Heterogeneous Rh/CPOL-BP&P(OPh)₃ catalysts for hydroformylation of 1-butene: The formation and evolution of the active species. J. Catal., 2018, 368: 197-206. 

55 of patents have been submitted, including 5 PCTs. 17 of patents have been authorized.

Other patents were not attached for conciseness.

1. Yunjie Ding, Cunyao Li, Li Yan. Synthesis of Metals-Organic Phosphine Copolymers heterogeneous Catalysts and their Applications. PCT/CN2015/095604.

2. Yunjie Ding, Cunyao Li, Li Yan. One method for preparation of butaldehyde through hydroformylation of propene. PCT/CN2015/095603.

3. Yunjie Ding, Cunyao Li, Li Yan. One method for production of aldehydes through hydroformylation of internal olefins with high rigioselectivity. PCT/CN2015/095595.

4. Yunjie Ding, Cunyao Li, Li Yan. Synthesis and applications of porous organic caged ligands containing P、N in skeleton. PCT/CN2018/116379.

5. Yunjie Ding, Cunyao Li, Li Yan. Synthesis and applications of porous organic caged ligands containing P、N in skeleton and the corresponding metal complex catalysts. PCT/CN2018/116378.

2023: Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS

2022: China Petrochemical Association Technology Invention Award

2022: Outstanding Young Science and Technology Talent Award of Shenyang Branch, CAS

2022: Distinguished Research Cadre of Chinese Academy of Sciences

2021: Dalian high level talents - Young talents.

2021: Dalian Young Star of Science and Technology.

2018: The first CPCIF-Clariant Clean Tech Award for Chinese young scientists (20 persons per two years)

2017: Outstanding graduates of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2016: National scholarship for Ph. D student, Miyoshi student of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Excellent Ph. D Scholarship of Yanchang Petroleum.

2011: Exceptional student of China University of Petroleum (East China), Outstanding student of China University of Petroleum (East China) and Changqing oilfield scholarship.

2010: National scholarship for B.S. student.

2009: National Encouragement Scholarship for B.S. student, Scholarship from China Oilfield Services etc.